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Format cells dialog box introducing

Changing cell entry actually means the cell value setting. Such as Text, Currency, Date, Time, Percentage etc. The default setting of each cell is General. It means if you type in a cell 002053 then it will display 2053. But sometime you need to use 00 before 2053. So, how it is possible? Yes, you need to change the cell setting from Format Cells dialog box. Before I describe the cell setting option, I would like to display a picture of a database.
 
Image 1: Data table

In this image, Cell A2:A5 (A2 to A5) are set to Text. Cell B2:B5 are set to Number. So that you can calculate them. Cell C2:C5 set to Currency in $ USD format. Cell D2:D5 set to Date format.
 
To change the setting of a cell, just select your necessary cells and then you need to open a dialog box named Format Cells. In Excel 2013 it is same with some additional options. 
Shortcut key of Format Cells dialog box is

 
Number Settings:

Well the first tab in this dialog box is Number. After open it, go to the Category and then choose your setting from right side. To ensure your setting you have to keep an eye on Sample. After selecting your cell setting just Click on Ok button and you have done.
 
Image 2: Format Cells dialog box
 
 
Alignment Settings:

This is the second tab of Format Cells dialog box. Sometime you need to set your cell alignment. To set alignment of a cell you need to first know the Horizontal and Vertical position. Simply in my opinion Horizontal is Left-Right position of a box and the Vertical is Top-Bottom position of a box. Here is an image, I need to show you:
 
Image 3: Different cell position

In the above image you can clearly understand that there are 6 different positions may set for a cell value.
 
Image 4: Alignment settings

In the Alignment you can set this setting from Text Alignment option. In the Text Control option you can set Wrap Text to display a long text within a cell range. And from the Orientation option you can set your text format Vertical or Angle from 0 degree to +90 degree and 0 degree to -90 degree.

Oh wait a minute. Do you know completely about the benefit of Wrap Text option? Ok, I am describing the benefit of Wrap Text. Generally in MS-Excel when you type a long text in a cell, then the text will not display completely within the cell. Just because of width of column. If the column width is short then it will fail to display you the complete text. I know you are going to say, “Then I will make my cell wider to display the complete text”. Sure, it is also a solution. But sometime you have to display your complete text within small width column, to look the database smart. And you can make it with the help of Wrap Text option.
 
 
Image 5: Wrap text

To use Wrap Text option you need to first select the cell and then choose the Warp Text option from Alignment Tab of Format Cells dialog box. Or use it from Standard Tool bar from Home tab in Excel 2013.

 
Font Settings:

The third tab is Font. To use it you need to first Select the Cell and then open Font tab and in this tab you can select font style, font size, font color, underline etc.
 
Image 6: Font Settings
 
 
Border Tab:

With the help of Border tab you can design your cells with different border. Select any Style from Line, Color, Presets, Border and preview it.

Image 7: Border Settings


Fill Tab:
 You can use background color of your necessary cells from this tab.
 
Image 8: Fill Tab

 
Protection Tab:
 
With the help of protection tab you can hide and lock specific cell. By default setting it is Locked. If you Click on Review | Protection Sheet, then Locked cells are protected. That is why by default all cells are Locked.

So, these are the settings of a Format Cells dialog box of Excel 2016. I hope you can now able to design your cells.

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